Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Tezpur, Assam, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Tezpur Airport (TEZ), Tezpur, Assam, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,860 miles (or 7,822 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Wainwright Airport and Tezpur Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Wainwright Airport and Tezpur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI | 
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W | 
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN | 
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEZ / VETZ | 
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| Location: | Tezpur, Assam, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°42'43"N by 92°47'13"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TEZ | 
| More Information: | TEZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
 - The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
 - Wainwright Airport resides at elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
 - Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
 - Wainwright Airport is a public use airport located in Wainwright, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
 
Facts about Tezpur Airport (TEZ):
- Tezpur Airport (TEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Tezpur Airport (TEZ) is Dimapur Airport (DMU), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SE of TEZ.
 - Because of Tezpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Tezpur Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - The furthest airport from Tezpur Airport (TEZ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,439 miles (18,409 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
 - The airfield in Tezpur was constructed by the British Royal Indian Air Force during World War II in 1942.
 - In addition to being known as "Tezpur Airport", other names for TEZ include "Tezpur Air Force Station" and "तेजपुर सैनिक हवाईअड्डा".
 
